How Nespresso and Keurig spend millions trying to solve coffee-pod waste

Tech Insider

Each year, coffee companies like Keurig and Nespresso produce almost 50 billion single-serve coffee pods, which are notoriously difficult to recycle. Keurig even says so on its labels. Club Coffee in Canada uses a different approach, making a compostable K-Cup alternative, the PurPod100, out of coffee waste. We also asked a coffee expert: What's the most convenient way to brew while producing the

Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached

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Houston, Texas, downtown park and skyline at twilight.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called Uplift Harris an "unlawful" program.

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  • The Texas Attorney General's office is suing Houston's home county over a guaranteed income pilot.
  • The Uplift Harris pilot program provides $500 monthly for 18 months to 1,928 selected families.
  • The lawsuit claims this pilot violates the Texas Constitution by giving public funds to individuals.

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Economy, Politics

The Best Gaming Laptops You Can Buy in 2024

Gizmodo

The age of gaming laptops has truly come into its own. In the last few years, the biggest PC makers have managed to get their gaming-minded brands to such a state you can probably find a good-quality portable gaming machine for almost any budget (so long as you don’t mind spending close to $1,000 or likely much more…

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Sanctions are squeezing Russia, turning up its dependence on China and 'rogue' states, think tank says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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  • Sanctions are pushing Russia into the arms of rogue states and deepening dependence on China, a think tank said. 
  • The threat of sanctions against foreign lenders is crippling Moscow's war production, a note from CEPA said. 
  • But sanctions must work with a more robust Western strategy against Russia, the note's author cautioned.
Economy

The US Navy's grappling with another Ford-class supercarrier delay that could run into the next decade

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Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.
Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly

  • The US' third Ford-class carrier is delayed and now may not be delivered until 2030.
  • Navy officials attributed the delay to supply chain issues and

Apple Vision Pro two months later: A telepresence dream

Engadget

Two months after I started using the Apple Vision Pro, it hasn't transformed the way I live. It hasn't replaced my TV, and it doesn't make me want to give up my powerful desktop or slim laptops. It's just another tool in my gadget arsenal — one I can don to catch up on X-Men '97 in bed, or to help me dive deep into research while I'm away from my office. The Vision Pro becomes normal so quickly

Adobe overhauls Frame.io to make it a little more Trello-like

The Verge
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Adobe has introduced the latest version of Frame.io, overhauling the cloud-based media collaboration service with oodles of new workflow and tagging capabilities that make it easier for creatives to manage their entire projects on the platform. Initially launching in beta, Frame.io V4 starts rolling out to Free and Pro customers today on web, iPhone